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Pleural fluid smear

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Pleural smear
Pleural smear
What the risks are

There is a risk of internal bleeding into the lung and pneumothorax (collapsed lung). Serious complications are extremely rare.


Special considerations

The fluid smear cost and the cost of the procedure to obtain the specimen are charged separately. Other tests may be done on the sample of fluid obtained.


Review Date: 02/27/2006
Reviewed By: David A. Kaufman, M.D., Assistant Professor, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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